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Braintree district: Councillors back heritage proposal
Councillors have given their support to proposals to create a heritage list for buildings and landmarks of historic interest in the district. The Braintree and Bocking Civic Society wants to see a list created, starting by noting all Courtauld
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VIDEO: Essex: Police drug dogs in training
Essex Police have been putting their highly trained search dogs through their paces. The 11 animals provide back up to officers on the streets in dealing with crime. The labradors, springer and cocker spaniels and a springador are used
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Braintree: Duo tackle marathon swim for charity
Two altruistic school friends are raising hundreds of pounds for charity in honour of two family friends. Helena Romanes pupils Chloe Phillips and Nicola Rose, who are both 14, will be swimming 2.5 miles each to boost funds for the Leukaemia
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Braintree: Sainsbury's plans refused
Plans to build a huge Sainsbury’s store were thrown out despite a petition of almost 2,000 signatures supporting the proposals. Last night members of Braintree Council’s planning committee went with officers’ recommendations and voted to refuse
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Braintree district: First aid courses available for youth groups
Youth groups are being urged to book free first aid courses after a scheme won vital funding. St John Ambulance, based in Powers Hall End, Witham, successfully bid for £10,000 of funding earlier this year from Braintree Council. The money will
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A12 Kelvedon crash - UPDATE - ROAD CLEAR AND RE-OPENED
Police have re-opened the northbound carriage of the A12 at Kelvedon following a crash. A lorry and a blue MG ZR were in collision shortly before 11am today. Traffic was being diverted through Kelvedon. An ambulance spokesman said: "We're
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Devonshire's dismay as Braintree pay for mistakes
Braintree Town boss Alan Devonshire was left ruing his own team’s mistakes as he saw them bow out of the FA Cup at Newport County. Failing to clear the ball from a dangerous situation came back to haunt them at Rodney Parade as the Welsh hosts
